Pink Moon (1972)

Nick Drake is the perfect example of the tortured poet who wasn’t appreciated in his own time and died far too young.

The lack of appreciation and commercial success both contributed to his chronic depression. It took decades for the World to catch up to the albums he left behind. Pink Moon, although a mere 28 and a half minutes, was his third and last album and arguably the best.

His songs have a heartbreaking beauty to them along with a naked honesty. The starkness of the album has drawn frequent comparisons to the music of blues legend Robert Johnson, someone who Nick admired greatly.